A fridge from 70 years ago has better features than the fridge I own now

Re:A fridge from 70 years ago has better features than the f... by bsder on Monday July 31, 2023 @09:54PM (#36951396)

Part of "Survivorship Bias" is also "repairability".

My father used to replace the control thermostat in our refrigerator about every 5 years and the compressor somewhere between every 10-15 years.

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Re:A fridge from 70 years ago has better features than the f... by ImHereToVote on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @04:31AM (#36953741)

Yeah but did all that environment saving that your father did make him feel as virtuous as someone who buys a green certified product?

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